EP1304450A3 - Balance shaft, housing for balance shaft and engine oil return passage - Google Patents

Balance shaft, housing for balance shaft and engine oil return passage Download PDF

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EP1304450A3
EP1304450A3 EP02023549A EP02023549A EP1304450A3 EP 1304450 A3 EP1304450 A3 EP 1304450A3 EP 02023549 A EP02023549 A EP 02023549A EP 02023549 A EP02023549 A EP 02023549A EP 1304450 A3 EP1304450 A3 EP 1304450A3
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balance shaft
housing
engine oil
return passage
oil return
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Toshiyuki Inaba
Yusuke Endo
Osamu Murakami
Hirotsugu Kudo
Kenji Fujiki
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Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Priority claimed from JP2001323393A external-priority patent/JP3739687B2/en
Priority claimed from JP2001324878A external-priority patent/JP3730557B2/en
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Priority to EP10180411A priority Critical patent/EP2278131B1/en
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
    • F02B67/00—Engines characterised by the arrangement of auxiliary apparatus not being otherwise provided for, e.g. the apparatus having different functions; Driving auxiliary apparatus from engines, not otherwise provided for
    • F02B67/04—Engines characterised by the arrangement of auxiliary apparatus not being otherwise provided for, e.g. the apparatus having different functions; Driving auxiliary apparatus from engines, not otherwise provided for of mechanically-driven auxiliary apparatus
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01M—LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
    • F01M11/00—Component parts, details or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01M1/00 - F01M9/00
    • F01M11/02—Arrangements of lubricant conduits
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
    • F16F15/00—Suppression of vibrations in systems; Means or arrangements for avoiding or reducing out-of-balance forces, e.g. due to motion
    • F16F15/22—Compensation of inertia forces
    • F16F15/26—Compensation of inertia forces of crankshaft systems using solid masses, other than the ordinary pistons, moving with the system, i.e. masses connected through a kinematic mechanism or gear system
    • F16F15/264—Rotating balancer shafts
    • F16F15/267—Rotating balancer shafts characterised by bearing support of balancer shafts; Lubrication arrangements

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  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
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  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Lubrication Of Internal Combustion Engines (AREA)

Abstract

An engine including an engine oil return passage for returning engine oil from a cylinder head side to an oil pan (5) has: a balance shaft (13L, 13R) forming a balancing system (4) for said engine; and a housing (14U, 14L) disposed below a crankshaft (1) for accommodating rotatably therein said balance shaft (13L, 13R). A part (142) of said engine oil return passage is provided in said housing (14U, 14L)
EP02023549A 2001-10-22 2002-10-22 Balance shaft, housing for balance shaft and engine oil return passage Expired - Fee Related EP1304450B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP10180411A EP2278131B1 (en) 2001-10-22 2002-10-22 Balance shaft, housing for balance shaft and engine oil return passage

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2001323393A JP3739687B2 (en) 2001-10-22 2001-10-22 Balancer shaft housing
JP2001323393 2001-10-22
JP2001324878 2001-10-23
JP2001324878A JP3730557B2 (en) 2001-10-23 2001-10-23 Balancer shaft for engine balancing device
JP2001326140 2001-10-24
JP2001326140 2001-10-24

Related Child Applications (1)

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EP10180411.0 Division-Into 2010-09-27

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EP1304450A2 EP1304450A2 (en) 2003-04-23
EP1304450A3 true EP1304450A3 (en) 2004-01-07
EP1304450B1 EP1304450B1 (en) 2011-08-03

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EP1304450B1 (en) 2011-08-03
EP2278131A2 (en) 2011-01-26
EP2278131A3 (en) 2011-05-11
US20030075136A1 (en) 2003-04-24
US6772725B2 (en) 2004-08-10
EP1304450A2 (en) 2003-04-23
EP2278131B1 (en) 2013-01-02

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